CQ on Congress

Political analyst Stuart Rothenberg
explains why down-ballot Republican candidates could be in trouble
because of Donald Trump's frontrunner status. Also, CQ Roll Call's
budget reporter Kellie Mejdrich on inability of Republicans in
Congress to make progress in funding the government on time and
legal affairs writer...

Our reporters and editors weigh
in on President Obama's latest fight with Congress over dedicating
money to fight Zika virus, the presidential primaries and why did
little-known donor Donald Sussman spend $2.1 million on behalf of
Maryland Senate hopeful Donna Edwards. And then there are the
landmines that await...

Republicans in
Congress could immunize many electronic cigarette products from
impending regulations by using a spending bill to shield not only
e-cigs but vaporizers and hookahs from tougher federal oversight.
It’s the second year in a row that the GOP is weighing such a move
as a preemptory strike against the Food...

Tensions are rising
between the Federal Communications Commission and Republicans in
Congress who want to curtail its regulatory power. On one front,
Republicans want to keep the FCC from regulating the prices
broadband providers charge customers. Separately, they are trying
to set a financial cap on the FCC’s...